1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (18+ words) What would living on Mars and the moon be like? Inside the World's Biggest Analog.National Geographic...

1+ year, 1+ day ago  (378+ words) Hawaiians have been harvesting fish sustainably for generations, tending traditional ponds known as loko i'a. The multibillion-dollar aquaculture industry is starting to take notice. Fundamental to this system are rich repositories of seafood and other marine resources that actually feed…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago  (626+ words) An 18-million-year-old jawbone discovered in Egypt challenges the long-held view that East Africa was the cradle of our modern ape ancestors. Most early ape fossils paleontologists have unearthed come from East Africa, close to the forests where some chimpanzees and…...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago  (18+ words) Scientists recorded a sperm whale birth up close for the first time. They discovered something extraordinary.National Geographic...

18+ hour, 52+ min ago  (434+ words) New science is showing that nature's vital pollinators are smarter than we ever imagined. Here's why that discovery should change what we think about one of the world's most important animals. In a mountain valley in northern New Mexico, both…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago  (682+ words) The centuries-old practice that makes cherry blossoms so spectacular each spring may also put them in peril. One cherry tree blossom is a quiet marvel of spring. Thousands of the cotton-candy pink flowers are a transcendent spectacle. Every spring, thousands…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1793+ words) Birut" Galdikas was the third of the so-called Trimates, alongside Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. She spent thousands of hours in the jungles of Borneo for the first long-term study of orangutans. Her findings changed how we saw these incredible…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1023+ words) It's rare for unknown adult whales to show up in this region, where orca populations are closely monitored. The killer whales of the Salish Sea, off the coast of British Columbia and Washington State, are perhaps the most well-studied marine…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (887+ words) We may never beam ourselves off the planet. But quantum teleportation is poised to bring about a new era of computing'and revolutionize our understanding of the subatomic world. Sixty years ago, Star Trek introduced what would become one of the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (342+ words) After heavy winter rain, the state's parks are transforming into vibrant landscapes of gold, pink, and purple flowers. "It's kind of in the eye of the beholder,saysKatie Tilford, director of development and communications at theTheodore Payne Foundation, a nonprofit…...